FILARIASIS
\fˈɪlɑːɹˌɪɐsˌiz], \fˈɪlɑːɹˌɪɐsˌiz], \f_ˈɪ_l_ɑː_ɹ_ˌɪ__ɐ_s_ˌi_z]\
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By Oddity Software
By Noah Webster.
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Infections with nematodes of the superfamily FILARIOIDEA. The presence of living worms in the body is mainly asymptomatic but the death of adult worms leads to granulomatous inflammation and permanent fibrosis. Organisms of the genus Elaeophora infect wild elk and domestic sheep causing ischaemic necrosis of the brain, blindness, and dermatosis of the face.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A chronic disease, caused by the presence in the system of the Filaria Bancrofti; characterized by soft tumefaction of the inguinal glands, hematuria or chyluria, chylous extravasations in the legs, scrotum, and other portions of the body, and the periodical presence of the parasites in the blood.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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